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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Medemblik was a prosperous trading town, when, in 1282, Floris V, Count of Holland, successfully invaded West Friesland. He built several fortresses to control the region, one of which was Kasteel Radboud in Medemblik, and awarded Medemblik city rights in 1289. After Floris V had been murdered in 1296, the local Frisian besieged the castle, but in 1297 an army from Holland thwarted their efforts to starve out the inhabitants, which included Medemblik citizens. Several more attacks took place in the following centuries. The most notorious of these happened in June 1517, when Medemblik was attacked from mainland Frisia by about 4000 pirates known as the Arumer Zwarte Hoop, led by Pier Gerlofs Donia and Wijard Jelckama. Many citizens fled to the castle, which the pirates unsuccessfully besieged. Eventually, they took out their fury on the town, which burned to the ground. After this the band continued their marauding path on land throughout present day North Holland. Medemblik obtained town walls in 1572, so |
| Face value | 40 + 10 Cent |
| Catalog code (Michel) | NL 847 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | NL B401 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier NL 821 Stanley Gibbons NL 998 AFA number NL 847 NVPH NL 846 Unificato NL 821 |
| Stamp colour | black / olive |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 1.378.680 |
| Issue date | 01/06/1965 |
| Designer | Th. Kurpershoek |
| Print technique | Offset lithography |
| Printed by | Joh. Enschedé en Zonen |
| Perforation | 14 x 12 3/4 |
| Height | 25.00 mm |
| Width | 37.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
